IMPACT OF INTERVENTION ON MOTOR AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL INFANTS (9-15 MONTHS)
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09-09-99
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK BANGALORE
Abstract
An experimeatal study on impact of intervention on motor and mental
development of rursd infants (9-15 months) was conducted during the year 1998 in
Yattinagudda village of Dharwad district. The duration of intervention was for six
months. A sample of 30 infants along with their mothers with 15 each in control and
experimental group were selected from one village. The two groups (control and
experiment) were matched for SES, mother's knowledge regarding child care and
nutrition, mother's temperament, age and gender of infants and motor and mental
development. The motor and mental development of infants was measured by
administering Bayley scale of infants development. Maternal knowledge was
assessed by interviewing mothers with maternal knowledge schedule and maternal
temperament was measured using Dimension of temperament scale developed by
Chada and Bhatnagar (1984). Home environment was assessed by observation and
interview technique by employing Caldwell Home Inventory (1984) developed by
Caldwell and Bradly. Socio-economic status was assessed using SES schedule.
Intervention was provided to the experimental group once per month for a
duration of six months. The intervention consisted of imparting knowledge to the
mothers regarding child care and nutrition and home environment and providing
stimulation to infants through play materials and toys. A package was developed for
this purpose. The infants were post tested for motor and mental development. The
mothers were assessed for knowledge regarding child care and nutrition and the
home environment. Student's V test was applied to know whether the two groups
were matched on socio-economic variables, infant's and maternal characteristics and
home environment. Two way analysis of variance was applied to measure the impact
of intervention. The results indicated that the intervention had a significant impact
on motor and mental development of infants and also on maternal knowledge.
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